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When I was about 14 years old, I was in that stubborn phase where I didn’t talk to my parents…
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When I was about 14 years old, I was in that stubborn phase where I didn’t talk to my parents…
Continue Reading"Take the scenic route" was something my father said to me as he took the long way to drop me…
Continue ReadingI think it’s safe to say we have all dealt with grief. If you haven’t, count your blessings. I, like…
Continue ReadingI remember the dread each year as mid-June approached. Father’s Day was coming, and the people-pleaser in me that sought…
Continue ReadingWhen I was young, the back of my father was like the biggest mountain in the world. He was my…
Continue ReadingI’ve been thinking a lot about legacy lately. When my dad passed away in 2011, I lost the most influential…
Continue ReadingIt's that time of year. Everyone shines a little brighter, everything shimmers a little more. The cooler temps create a…
Continue ReadingI started planting roses, and for a few years, it was this peaceful respite that I looked forward to each…
Continue ReadingI don’t have a father, and it’s completely fine. It really, really is. It’s taken me 40 years to say…
Continue ReadingMy dad came over today, and for the first time in a very, very long time, I sat with him—not…
Continue ReadingDear Papa, Where have you departed to? I can still feel your presence in every room of the house you…
Continue ReadingMy father and I danced to The Chicks "Landslide" at my wedding reception. It wasn't a typical father-daughter dance song…
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